Northside Indy Private School Counselors Association (NIPSCA)

Amy Routt, NCAAChrista Palmer, NCAA

Nafeesa Connolly, NCAALouise McCleary, NCAA

Agenda

• Overview of the NCAA and the Eligibility Center.

• Current NCAA Initial Eligibility Requirements.

• New 2016 Division I Requirements.• New 2018 Division II Requirements.• Steps in the Initial Eligibility Process.• Tell Me About Division III.

Overview of the NCAA•Voluntary organization that governs intercollegiate

athletics. Division I:

o 335 member schools.o Typically larger schools.o Athletic grants-in-aid available.

Division II: o 300 member schools.o Typically small to medium sized. o Athletic grants-in-aid available.

Division III: o 450 member schools.o Typically smaller schools.o Grants-in-aid cannot be athletically based.

What Does the Eligibility Center Do?

•Certifies initial eligibility for incoming prospective student-athletes in Division I and Division II.

Domestic and international academic certification. Domestic and international amateurism

certification.•Departments: Academic certification. Amateurism. Customer service. High school review. Academic review.

Did You Know?• Approximately 500,000 pieces of mail throughout the

year.

• Approximately 200,000 annual registrants.

Approximately 90,000 final certifications.

• Approximately 600 Division I and II institutions.

• Approximately 30,000 high schools.

Over 100,000 core course submissions per year.

Roughly 400-500 core courses per day.

Over 500 nontraditional schools/programs reviewed.

What is NCAA Initial Eligibility?

•Academic requirements that a prospective student athlete (PSA) must meet to:

Practice; Compete; and Receive athletics aid (scholarship).

•First year at a Division I or Division II college/university

Subsequent years governed by progress-toward-degree academic requirements.

An enrolled student-athlete may gain/lose eligibility in each term.

Commonly Used Terms•Prospective Student-Athlete (PSA): A student who wishes to participate in intercollegiate athletics.

•Qualifier: PSA who meets all initial-eligibility rules. May practice,

compete and receive athletics aid.

•Partial Qualifier: Division II only; a PSA who meets some but not all initial-

eligibility rules. May practice and receive athletics aid but cannot compete during the first year.

•Nonqualifier: PSA who does not meet the initial-eligibility rules. No practice,

no competition and no athletics aid during the first year.

Five Elements of Initial Eligibility

1. Graduate from high school.

2. Successfully complete 16 NCAA-approved courses.

• Within the core course time limitation requirements (Division I only).

3. Earn a minimum required core-course grade-point average(GPA).

4. Earn a required SAT or ACT sum score.

5. Successful amateurism certification.

NCAA Initial-Eligibility Requirements

Courses Division I Division II

English 4 3

Math 3 2

Science 2 2

Social Science 2 2

English, Math or Science

1 3

Other Core 4 4

Total 16 16

NCAA Division I Sliding Scale

NCAA Divisions II and III

•Division II: Minimum 2.000 core-course GPA.

New requirements beginning for 2018 enrollees.

Minimum 820 SAT (critical reading/math only) or minimum 68 sum ACT. New Sliding Scale for full and partial qualifiers

for 2018 enrollees.

•Division III: Based on admission standards. No specific NCAA requirements.

NEW Division I Requirements

• For students enrolling full time at an NCAA Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2016, there are three possible academic outcomes:

NCAA Division I Full Qualifier:Requirements for Athletics Aid, Practice and Competition.

• Change in 16 core course progression allowance:– Only the 16 “best” core course will be used for IE

certification.• Minimum GPA for Competition:

– Minimum GPA of 2.300 in 16 best core courses.• Core-course progression.

– Must complete 10 core courses before seventh semester of high school.

– Of the 10 core courses completed, 7 must be in the area of English, math, or science.

– These 10 core courses become “locked in” for the purpose of GPA calculation. • A repeat of one of the “locked in” courses will not

be used if taken after the seventh semester begins.

NCAA Division I Academic Redshirt:

Requirements for Athletics Aid and Practice.• 16 “best” core courses that satisfy core

requirements.• Minimum required GPA.

– Minimum GPA of 2.000 in 16 core courses.• Academic redshirt sliding scale.

– Minimum sum ACT or SAT score (critical reading/math only) that matches the 16 core-course GPA• Example: GPA of 2.50 requires SAT of 820

or ACT sum of 68.

• The full sliding scale can be found at www.eligibilitycenter.org under Resources.

New Sliding Scale ExampleGPA for Aid and

PracticeSAT

(critical reading/math only)

ACT Sum GPA for Aid and Practice

SAT(critical reading/math

only)ACT Sum

3.550 or above 400 37 2.500 820 68

3.500 420 39 2.400 860 71

3.400 460 42 2.300 900 75

3.300 500 44 2.299 910 76

3.200 540 47 2.200 940 79

3.100 580 49 2.100 980 83

3.000 620 52 2.000 1020 86

2.900 660 54

2.800 700 57

2.700 740 61

2.600 780 64

What If A Student Does Not Meet Either Set of Requirements?• If a college-bound student-athlete does not

meet either set of requirements, he/she is a Non-qualifier.

• A Non-qualifier:– Cannot receive athletics aid during the

first year at an NCAA Division I college or university.

– Cannot practice or compete during the first year at a Division I college or university.

Summary of Changes for DI Qualifier Eligibility

• Minimum core-course GPA of 2.300 required w/ corresponding test score.

• Ten core courses required before the beginning of senior year.

• 7 of 10 courses required in areas of Math, English & Natural/Physical Sciences.

NEW Division II Requirements

• The following changes are effective for students enrolling full time at an NCAA Division II college or university on or after August 1, 2018:– Eliminates “flat” GPA of 2.000 and 820 SAT or

68 sum ACT.– Establishes two new sliding scales:

• One for qualifiers; and• One for partial qualifiers

– Establishes minimum 2.200 core GPA for qualifiers.

– Retains 16 core-course requirement.

NEW Division II Requirements

Qualifier Sliding Scale

(abbreviated)

NEW Division II Requirements

Partial Qualifier Sliding Scale (abbreviated)

Steps You Must Take to Participate in NCAA Division I or II Athletics

• Freshmen and Sophomores : Ninth grade counts! Register at any time:

www.eligibilitycenter.org Take classes that match your high

school’s NCAA List of Approved Core Courses.

You can access and print your high school’s NCAA List of Approved Core Courses at www.eligibilitycenter.org

www.eligibilitycenter.org

Steps You Must Take to Participate in NCAA Division I or II Athletics

• Juniors: Register at www.eligibilitycenter.org. Register for the SAT and/or ACT with code

“9999” as a score recipient. Official transcript to the Eligibility Center

after completing your sixth semester. Check to make sure that you are taking

courses that match your high school’s NCAA List of Approved Core Courses.

Steps You Must Take to Participate in NCAA Division I or II Athletics

• Seniors: Register for the SAT and/or ACT with code

“9999” as a score recipient. Review your amateurism questionnaire

responses and request final amateurism certification beginning April 1 (for fall enrollees) or October 1 (for spring enrollees).

Final high school transcript.

Bumps, Lumps and Hiccups• PSA’s account incomplete: • PSA has visibility.• HS has visibility to receipt of HST and TS.• POG is missing.

• PSA has a fee issue:• Fee waiver can be requested, if PSA

qualifies.• PSA has outstanding tasks:• HST questions.• Questions about where a course was

taken, and how.• PSA did not register with all schools/programs

attended.

Bumps, Lumps and Hiccups• Enrollment in courses on your school’s list of NCAA

courses:• Can be verified through High School Portal.• Are you on track to meet the core requirements?

• Transparency on HST:• Are notations explained in a key or legend?• Are courses taken elsewhere clearly noted?• Are courses taken through a different program at

your school or district clearly marked?• Adult/night/alternative/corrections.• Credit recovery/retrieval.

• Use the HS portal on the EC website:• Visibility to HST and TS receipt.

NCAA Facts• More than 1,100 colleges and universities.

• Approximately 460,000 student-athletes.

• Six percent (6%) of high school athletes will play in the NCAA.

• Approximately two percent (2%) of high school athletes receive some form of athletics scholarship.

• Student-athletes graduate at a higher rate than non-athletes.

• Two percent (2%) of NCAA student-athletes will go pro.

• Forty percent (40%) compete in Division III.

Tell Me About Division III

• 80% are private.• 20% are public.• Average enrollment is 2,500.• 28 national championships.• 70-80% of students who

participate in athletics receive financial aid.

Tell Me About Division III

• 450 Division III institutions:– 10 in Indiana,– 23 in Illinois,– 4 in Kentucky, and– 27 in Ohio.

So What are the Benefits?

• Opportunity to continue competing.

• Opportunity to play more than one sport.

• Encouraged to be involved in other campus activities.

NCAA Resources to Help You

• Use the NCAA Recruiting Resource Guide.

• Use available NCAA resources.

• www.NCAA.org/playcollegesports.

• Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.

Questions?